"to be first, to hold the first rank or highest dignity, have the preeminence, be chief, Col. 1:18*"
Definition and meaning
to be first, to hold the first rank or highest dignity, have the preeminence, be chief, Col. 1:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: πρωτεύω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proteuo (G4409) across the King James Bible.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
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Common questions
Strong's G4409 (proteuo) is a Greek word that means: to be first, to hold the first rank or highest dignity, have the preeminence, be chief, Col. 1:18* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word proteuo (G4409) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4409 is proteuo, a Greek word defined as: to be first, to hold the first rank or highest dignity, have the preeminence, be chief, Col. 1:18*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proteuo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.